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Well…..it went great!!
It went even better than I’d hoped it would!! There was lots of staring, nudging, and lots of envy flopping on Peter’s part. (You guys were right, Peter is totally chill.)Little-Bit COMPLETELY surprized me!! I expected her to be really scared of Peter, or at least reluctant to approach him. Now keep in mind, she hasn’t even been exposed to other animals except during nail trims since she was a baby. And she’s scared to death of our miniature poodle. But NO!! We set Peter down in the x-pen with her and she was immediately EXTREAMELY interested! It was insane! I’ve never seen her so interested in anything before!! She was the one following him around, and he was just trying to find a place to lay out. Lol.
The only times there were any signs of aggression was when one of them would accidentally scare or surprise the other, which would usually result in Little-Bit growling and boxing and/ or nipping at him.
She only nipped him a few times though. Four at the most. And they weren’t serious nips. (They were together for 45 minutes!) The rest of the time everyone’s ears were forward and we were both keenly interested in each other. No aggression from either one at all. Both are reluctant to surrender the title of head bun, and Little-Bit DEFINITELY thinks she’s the boss. (Which is also opposite of what I’d always expected.) But they don’t seem to hate each other.And Peter is adorable. He’s definitely bigger than Little-Bit (sturdier), but he doesn’t dwarf her. He’s not a rex but I don’t think he’s a flemmie either. I’m thinking he may be a mix of a standard lop and something smaller? His ears seem kind of floppy to me.
Introducing Peter Agoutii!
Pre-date cool off.
“MOMMY what is THAT?????”
I’m happy to see my Little-Bit so engaged insomething.
I knew she’d be a social bunny.
EEE! I LOVE this pic!
Good vibes.
Peter’s setup in the spare room. (Down the hall from my room.)
I don’t want to jump to conclusions too soon, but I happen to think this will work out.
The only thing I’m really worried about is health-wise. He seems a bit overweight to me (albeit he also has a stocky build) and he scratches his ears occasionally. I looked down into his ears with a flashlight and he does have some yellow crud way down in there, so I’ll have to have the vet check that out. But also he does this weird…twitch thing every once in a while. It sort of looks like a huff but his tail and sometimes his rear legs also twitch with the huff. Anyone have any ideas as to what that is about?
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Luckily he didn’t seem to mind too much! She was sniffing his butt a LOT. No mounting from either one yet….though I’m not sure Bitty knows HOW to mount. x/
This is true -it could just be that I’m not used to how bigger bunnies are supposed to look/ feel/ carry their weight yet. After all I’ve been staring at dwarves for the past 5 1/2 years. I guess the vet will have a better idea of where he’s supposed to be weight wise.
The tail/ leg/ huff twitch thing is when he’s laying down. It’s really a very subtle quick twitch, like something tickled him or something. I’m pretty sure it’s not the shudder that’s on the Language of Lagomorphs site.
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Oh my gosh you guys, Peter is SUCH a snuggle bunny! I’ve never seen a bunny this snuggly before. We’ve had him not even for a day now and he flops and falls asleep in the flop position AGAINST me. With his eyes closed.
I haven’t even been in the pen with him all that much, maybe an hour or so last night and an hour today. I’ll try to get his snuggliness on camera to show you guys. I’m sure it won’t be hard.I’m waiting to continue bonding them until he’s checked out by my vet just as a precaution, particularly because of the shaking his ears thing. He has an appointment tomorrow morning.
Oh! And also does anyone know if it’s okay for him to have flea stuff on him? His foster said that she had put flea stuff on him because she let him on the back patio every once in a while.
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Hehe I’m trying my best to spread the lovin’s equally.
They’re right down the hall from each other so it’s not uncommon for me to get through lovin’ on one and come out of the room to look down the hall and see the sweet face of the other one. And then I just feel guilty and can’t resist giving move lovin’s. It’s a neverending cycle of lovin’s!! Ahh I’m trapped!!I’m really surprised that Little-Bit isn’t at least giving me odd looks because I have his scent on me. Whenever I’ve had other animal scents on me –dogs or cats– she’s always become really defensive and usually doesn’t want to be petted, but with Peter’s scent she doesn’t even care. She’s very interested in sniffing my pants legs but she doesn’t hesitate to let me groom her when she sniffs my hand.
I’ll be amazed if Little-Bit turns out to be the dominant one. She’s ALWAYS struck me as submissive, just because she’s so freaking sweet and loving and delicate. But it certainly seems so far that she’s trying to be the top bun, and with Peter being so laid-back it seems like it just may turn out that way.
PS. By the way, who is it that is making all of those RIDICULOUSLY CUTE avatars of everyone’s buns? I have to give them artistic props. :}
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Oh lol! Well it certainly looks like something I would do!
(And DO do.) I’m actually surprised I haven’t thought of it before. I’ve thought of similar things, but never got around to them. (*Is pondering opening comissions for pet portraits once the end-of-school rush is over to pay for her move to Orlando*)Too cute. x3 I’ll definitely have to make acquaintances with the artist. I love the trend, and I may just make one of my own if she’s too backed up at the moment.
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Monkey is always trying to be the dominant one, she was a humping machine when we brought Moosie home. She’s slowed down with that though 
They get plenty of lovins 
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